So Oxford Dictionary describes "pun" (also called paronomasia) as a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. Wikipedia says, it's a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

For example, Punster and Porn Star. A punster is a person who is fond of making puns, and a porn star, well, that's out of context. But the idea is, they sound alike. Yeah, now you get my point. "A good pun is its own Re-word. To understand them better, you have to keep an 'oh pun' mind."



Puns have a long history in human writing. For example, the Roman playwright Plautus was famous for his puns and word games. Pun is a very rare skill in Africa, say less, Nigeria. I was so glad when I stumbled on one of Nigerian's finest punsters who not only is young and creative, but never runs out of juice.

Guys. Meet Kessington Agwam, popularly known as Kessy Agwam ⁠— a 21 years old (born in March 24 1999) creative Nigerian writer who hails from Ebu (an Igala speaking community located in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria). It is notable that Kessy has a fancy for photography , poetry and artistic visuals too.

From one-liners to comebacks, mind-blowing pun to poetry and wordplay, Kessy has shown so much creativity and in that, has gotten the attention of several Nigerians who are lovers of wordplay. Nigerians like myself.

Now, let's take an entertaining read-stroll down his recent collections of hot pun.

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So... what do you guys think? Nigerian Punster of the year 2019 to this guy, or not?

Let me know your views in the comment section.

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